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none of us fall in that category. sometimes that sense is questioned, but we do have individuals who have the ability to see to the heart of the matter and find a way to resolve a problem. such scale is extremely valuable in the united states senate. a body by its very design is supposed to foster compromise between legislators on issues before the nation. and so it was a natural progression that following his success as mayor, dick lugar's next job would be serving hoosiers is the united states senator. since 1977, senator lugar has represented hoosiers have served our nation admirably. without question, senator lugar is the type of lawmakers later who works hard to bring both parties together, find common ground and pass the legislation. those contributions are many, including this fine valley service on the senate agriculture committee, senator lugar's most important role in the senate has to be his leadership of the senate foreign relations committee. as a two-time chairman of this committee, he has been one of th
none of us fall in that category. sometimes that sense is questioned, but we do have individuals who have the ability to see to the heart of the matter and find a way to resolve a problem. such scale is extremely valuable in the united states senate. a body by its very design is supposed to foster compromise between legislators on issues before the nation. and so it was a natural progression that following his success as mayor, dick lugar's next job would be serving hoosiers is the united...
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eric: give us some advice. b we want to get back to work and we are hearing about all these delays and cancellations, what should we do?fect >> if you think you will be affected, flying to, from or within the northeast this evening, either you have to be very patient and willing tor accept delays are going to the airline's website right now and every airline is offering free changes to anyone who may be affected, so if you're going throughhr these airports go onle for free without talking to anybody, o what we are going to fly over the weekend so you can have a little bit more time where you are and not spend your entire holiday season around the airport and it won't cost you anything either. g eric: great advice. thank you very much, sir. all right, you're looking live at honolulu where president obama will be president obama will be deadlock. but i it's something he said to john boehner leaving any room for compromise? if politicians don't take us over the cliff, will the unions? what the they're planning thi
eric: give us some advice. b we want to get back to work and we are hearing about all these delays and cancellations, what should we do?fect >> if you think you will be affected, flying to, from or within the northeast this evening, either you have to be very patient and willing tor accept delays are going to the airline's website right now and every airline is offering free changes to anyone who may be affected, so if you're going throughhr these airports go onle for free without talking...
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the mail boat was predominantly used by -- the male vote was used predominantly by white voters. we know the number of voters in an urban county are significantly higher than their rural county region >> not agree with your conclusions. you rascal a question about uniformity. i want to make sure the rules are the same so that betty jones voting in one county has the same access to the ballot as betty jones voting in another county in ohio. the access is not about county, is about a voter. what accessed is that voter have? for the first time in ohio history, we set uniform rules and laws of every single voter was treated equally. the county's use to set their own days at all hours and some voters that absentee ballot requests and i said everybody should be treated the same peri. every registered voter should receive an absentee ballot request. this is so that it that individual voter has the same access within every county. that is what we had and i believe that is what we should have in any election system. >> if the rules from a county of 5000 differs from a county of 400,000, t
the mail boat was predominantly used by -- the male vote was used predominantly by white voters. we know the number of voters in an urban county are significantly higher than their rural county region >> not agree with your conclusions. you rascal a question about uniformity. i want to make sure the rules are the same so that betty jones voting in one county has the same access to the ballot as betty jones voting in another county in ohio. the access is not about county, is about a voter....
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you can also find us online. send us a tweet, twitter.com/c- spanwj. find a son facebook and weigh in there. at journal@c- span.org. "the christian science monitor," asked what we would be willing to give up. "americans would be willing to give up the tax deduction for charitable giving over other popular tax breaks." host: let's take a look at the results of this poll. 25% said that they would be willing to give up the charitable giving tax deduction. almost the same amount said it would be willing to give up their deduction for state taxes. 19% said they would be willing to give up host: we would like to hear what deduction you would give up. you can weigh in on our facebook page, there's a poll set up where you can tell us specifically which interests you the most, or perhaps which one you dislike the least. tom is from sioux falls, s.d.. good morning. caller: i would be willing to give up my earned income credit. that is $1,000 per year, for me. i would be willing to give that up if it would help the country. one that i would not give up is my stan
you can also find us online. send us a tweet, twitter.com/c- spanwj. find a son facebook and weigh in there. at journal@c- span.org. "the christian science monitor," asked what we would be willing to give up. "americans would be willing to give up the tax deduction for charitable giving over other popular tax breaks." host: let's take a look at the results of this poll. 25% said that they would be willing to give up the charitable giving tax deduction. almost the same amount...
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there certainly calling us, talking to us. the environment you describe, where this is a unique holiday season in washington -- five times in modern history have we been into session this late in the year. some of these discussions tend to be a little academic. we think, who is in the power structure, who looks good, who is looking good in this but in the real-- world -- my barber is worried, should i hunker down, is this as good as it is ever going to be? people are concerned about the unknown here. the ultimate people that matter here are the american people, the small-business owner, the single word about whether a child will love the opportunity to go to college -- mom worried about whether her child will have the opportunity to go tco college. this reminds me of the yankee's technology questions. -- y2k technology question. we can only hope that a settlement happens here over the course of the next few days. if that does not happen, let's hope you're able to get it turned around early next year. >> are you preparing for p
there certainly calling us, talking to us. the environment you describe, where this is a unique holiday season in washington -- five times in modern history have we been into session this late in the year. some of these discussions tend to be a little academic. we think, who is in the power structure, who looks good, who is looking good in this but in the real-- world -- my barber is worried, should i hunker down, is this as good as it is ever going to be? people are concerned about the unknown...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> next, live at, "washington journal." then live at 10:00 a.m., a discussion on how in log -- how education and innovation can help of the economy. live at 9:00 a.m. on a c-span2, a discussion on the impact of the latino vote in debt -- in the 2012 election. at 9:00 a.m. on c-span 3, you center forum on the voter experience in light of changes to state voter laws. >> i think people still love discovery. i do not mean the channel, but finding surprise. every month or every year, i giggled little bit about some show that people are suddenly talking about that i don't think you could have ever imagined before. mike, i want you to choose honey boo-boo, or a certain food channel network. i do not think if i had to grit -- i had to predetermined that would be my preference, i would have guessed that. what i hear people talkin
for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> next, live at, "washington journal." then live at 10:00 a.m., a discussion on how in log -- how education and innovation can help of the economy. live at 9:00 a.m. on a c-span2, a discussion on the...
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that people want to use. there are smart people like the one building a private space company or another founder who has a fund in silicon valley. smart people who are trying to use private enterprise to solve big problems. i did not discount that. government and academia has its role. one has talked a lot about going to mars. he hopes to die on mars as a first human columnisonist. we had to build 30 saturn-5 rockets, each exerting 7 million pounds of thrust. n out ofhasn't gotte low-earth orbit. going to mars is like building the pyramids. it is something that a single nation cannot easily do it by itself. going to mars is something that the entire species wants to do. host: wayne from wisconsin, a republican. caller: good morning. i will probably disagree with your guest's politics. i think we need to back up to world war ii and earlier than that with work and research on what became the man and project. -- the manhattan project. math and physics and all that good stuff. without that basis -- it involved a
that people want to use. there are smart people like the one building a private space company or another founder who has a fund in silicon valley. smart people who are trying to use private enterprise to solve big problems. i did not discount that. government and academia has its role. one has talked a lot about going to mars. he hopes to die on mars as a first human columnisonist. we had to build 30 saturn-5 rockets, each exerting 7 million pounds of thrust. n out ofhasn't gotte low-earth...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012]>> next, british prime minister david cameron takes questions from members of the house of commons. after that, a look at the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations between congress and the white house. then a discussion on the role of lobbyists in those talks on the fiscal cliff
for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012]>> next, british prime minister david cameron takes questions from members of the house of commons. after that, a look at the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations between congress and the white house. then a...
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steve moore is here with us. if th strike happens, some estimates say $1 billion per day hit to the economy. >> yeah, the's no question. if you -- you used the right word, cripple the economy. the ports in this country are the backbone of our trade, both export and imports and i've read estimates of $100 billion or more comes in and out. so it cook devastating, and reverberate throughout the economy. retailers, whesalers. food distributors, everybody would be affected by the strike if it goes forward. >> exactly what do the unions want and what is management willing to do? how far apart arehe two groups? >> it's inresting. they're not really -- normally in a wage dispute with the union,ettes it's about wages and benefits but in this case it's not. what the unions are objecting to, according to the media reports i've been seeing, is theybject to new kinds of work rules and new kinds of efficiencies that the port systems want to put in place to make the ports more productive, lower costs. that's happening -- you co
steve moore is here with us. if th strike happens, some estimates say $1 billion per day hit to the economy. >> yeah, the's no question. if you -- you used the right word, cripple the economy. the ports in this country are the backbone of our trade, both export and imports and i've read estimates of $100 billion or more comes in and out. so it cook devastating, and reverberate throughout the economy. retailers, whesalers. food distributors, everybody would be affected by the strike if it...
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we can thank you for being with us today. we can thank you and your families and your supportive friends for being with you here today. we can thank all of you for your continued support of your nation's military. god bless our men and women in uniform and their families. god bless our united states of america. thank you so very much for your service. thank you. [applause] >> explore the history and literary culture of new york capital city, albany, this weekend on booktv on c-span2. next, a forum on monday slavery and human trafficking. then a discussion about the state of public health in the u.s.. after that, the weekly address as a president obama and florida senator mark rubio. -- addresses of president obama and florida. tomorrow on "washington journal," stan collender and douglas holtx-eakin. an update on the situation in syria. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the supreme court will look at what was passed in 2008 by a majority of 6-3, and they will say, that is president. india -- indiana
we can thank you for being with us today. we can thank you and your families and your supportive friends for being with you here today. we can thank all of you for your continued support of your nation's military. god bless our men and women in uniform and their families. god bless our united states of america. thank you so very much for your service. thank you. [applause] >> explore the history and literary culture of new york capital city, albany, this weekend on booktv on c-span2....
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and 4g, as i am using 6g. joining us is a director for cisco systems business solution group, which is a global strategy and consulting arm. prior to that, he was president and ceo of government's strategy is of a leading market research firm from 2001 to 2003 heading the industry advisory council, a founding member of a council, and he spent 28 years in the federal government, including being the first cio at the department of commerce, and he is also a winner. doug bourgeois is the chief for vmware. prior to that, he was the director of national business center at interior, where he provided business management services government wide like the ones we talked about he had several roles at fedex. he has also hosted the vmware's i.t. challenge. it airs in the washington, d.c., market. mark forman is the first official c.i.o., president and co-founder of government transaction services inc. he was also the first administration for e-gov and developed products that reduced administrative burdens, including easy
and 4g, as i am using 6g. joining us is a director for cisco systems business solution group, which is a global strategy and consulting arm. prior to that, he was president and ceo of government's strategy is of a leading market research firm from 2001 to 2003 heading the industry advisory council, a founding member of a council, and he spent 28 years in the federal government, including being the first cio at the department of commerce, and he is also a winner. doug bourgeois is the chief for...
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supports deter drug use? the way to reduce it by young athletes is to implement programs proven to work. recognizing this the nfl is doing just that. the nfl youth football fund has sponsored this over 0,000 young athletes throughout the united states. more over they provided funds to foundations to better inform students and parents about drugs. it's important to stress that congress passing the control act in 2004 authorizing 15 million per year for six years to enable the hhs to distribute signs-based programs to prevent the steroids use. also funds were authorized congress did not appropriate funding. -- to help educate chirp about steroids. however not one penny was appropriated. instead there were multiple high profile hearings on steroids and prominent steroids court cases costing the government tons of money in failed attempts to convict two major league baseball players. according to the gao on well over one billion wasted on the antifederal drug campaign [inaudible] appeared to make it worse. drug t
supports deter drug use? the way to reduce it by young athletes is to implement programs proven to work. recognizing this the nfl is doing just that. the nfl youth football fund has sponsored this over 0,000 young athletes throughout the united states. more over they provided funds to foundations to better inform students and parents about drugs. it's important to stress that congress passing the control act in 2004 authorizing 15 million per year for six years to enable the hhs to distribute...
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we need to find more and use less. i think you're asking about the use less part. the extension of the changing fuel efficiency standards was one thing, but we believe fervently in the need to diversify away from using petroleum for transportation and given that it represents 70% of our use of petroleum to begin with. with the change in technology and the access to so much homegrown natural gas, we can use that and we can also use the development of electricity and its usability in automobiles and light trucks. >> what about the role of the government? find more coming years last, and someone has to make sure we are not doing dangerous things, as the admiral pointed out. >> i am a private sector guy, and i believe in the application of private and free markets for the development of our country, but there are times it is clear when the government has an unfortunate role to play. in fred's introductory comments, the argument was very clear. the market for oil, on which we depend, is not a free market. the only way we can respond to that is an activist approach. that
we need to find more and use less. i think you're asking about the use less part. the extension of the changing fuel efficiency standards was one thing, but we believe fervently in the need to diversify away from using petroleum for transportation and given that it represents 70% of our use of petroleum to begin with. with the change in technology and the access to so much homegrown natural gas, we can use that and we can also use the development of electricity and its usability in automobiles...
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steve moore is here with us. if the strike happens, some estimates say $1 billion per day hit to the economy. >> yeah, there's no question. if you -- you used the right word, cripple the economy. the ports in this country are the backbone of our trade, both export and imports and i've read estimates of $100 billion or more comes in and out. so it cook devastating, and reverberate throughout the economy. retailers, wholesalers. food distributors, everybody would be affected by the strike if it goes forward. >> exactly what do the unions want and what is management willing to do? how far apart are the two groups? >> it's interesting. they're not really -- normally in a wage dispute with the union,ettes it's about wages and benefits but in this case it's not. what the unions are objecting to, according to the media reports i've been seeing, is they object to new kinds of work rules and new kinds of efficiencies that the port systems want to put in place to make the ports more productive, lower costs. that's happenin
steve moore is here with us. if the strike happens, some estimates say $1 billion per day hit to the economy. >> yeah, there's no question. if you -- you used the right word, cripple the economy. the ports in this country are the backbone of our trade, both export and imports and i've read estimates of $100 billion or more comes in and out. so it cook devastating, and reverberate throughout the economy. retailers, wholesalers. food distributors, everybody would be affected by the strike...
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to us, it means someone like us. in reality, allah defines is a position in a given political context. there were moderate nazis. but they were still not seize. -- all it defines is a position in a given political context. there were moderate not cease. -- nazis. but theyw er were still nazis. but these people are extremists. we do have some type of understanding of how these groups are, and how in chemical their values are to our own. -- their values are to our own. point one. point two is something rob said in his remarks, we need to respect to they are. respect is to understand the gravity of what they are about. they are not about and less corrupt delivery of social services. they are about a virtue. the fundamental political distinction going all the way back to the greeks is the question, are you a virtue based society or a freedom based society? the new government in egypt, iran, all of them organize a panel "live on what they believe is virtue -- political life on what they believe is virtue. it dictates your
to us, it means someone like us. in reality, allah defines is a position in a given political context. there were moderate nazis. but they were still not seize. -- all it defines is a position in a given political context. there were moderate not cease. -- nazis. but theyw er were still nazis. but these people are extremists. we do have some type of understanding of how these groups are, and how in chemical their values are to our own. -- their values are to our own. point one. point two is...
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thank you for joining us. we know how tough it is right now, my heart goes out to the families that you represent. for someone that has access to credit, it seems extremely high given the interest rate. i am wondering if we get that percentage done, we get the target that you are looking for. if he were to devise your high ideal business, what would it look like? >> the feedback that we got. >> if you are a successful business, you're lowest interest rate is 6%. >> people have said they can get 1.6%, so going as low as possible, getting the same rate that the individuals that would be a great start. you are asking how much grant money we want? right now, the thing i will say is the challenge -- or one thing that would help to make us more effective, it is more data sharing. i don't have all the data on the business community. fema has a lot of this information and we have had the whole system where they immediately have everyone signed a waiver so that the information can be shared. there is assistance coming
thank you for joining us. we know how tough it is right now, my heart goes out to the families that you represent. for someone that has access to credit, it seems extremely high given the interest rate. i am wondering if we get that percentage done, we get the target that you are looking for. if he were to devise your high ideal business, what would it look like? >> the feedback that we got. >> if you are a successful business, you're lowest interest rate is 6%. >> people have...
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. >> this used to be a really big- - as you can see by the size of the slab, used to be a huge feed store. it wasn't a weak building at all. it was a well-built building, and it just-- you see what it did to it. it's amazing. >> reporter: emergency personnel here got some much-needed help from the indiana national guard today. troops were deployed here to help check on stranded motorists and check on shut-ins. jim? >> axelrod: troy kehoe in bloomington, indiana, for us, thank you. david bernard is the chief meteorologist at our cbs station in miami. he's following the storm system. david, as the storm tracks north, who has the most to worry about? >> well, there is a lot of real estate to cover, jim. let's start by looking at the satellite and radar combined this evening, and we have a big shield of snow this afternoon covering areas from detroit to cleveland, right through northern pennsylvania, now pushing into western portions of new york. south of there, all along the i- 95 corridor through new york and philly and d.c. and south of there, very heavy rain occurring this evening, and th
. >> this used to be a really big- - as you can see by the size of the slab, used to be a huge feed store. it wasn't a weak building at all. it was a well-built building, and it just-- you see what it did to it. it's amazing. >> reporter: emergency personnel here got some much-needed help from the indiana national guard today. troops were deployed here to help check on stranded motorists and check on shut-ins. jim? >> axelrod: troy kehoe in bloomington, indiana, for us, thank...
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thank you for joining us today, and thank you to deloitte for partnering with us in this event. when we launched bloomberg government just about two years ago, we had the aspiration of creating a one-stop shop, with data, tools, news, and analysis to help government affairs and government sales professionals make better and faster decisions. we went a long way toward achieving that aspiration. a big part of it is conversations on the important issues that face our nation today, particularly at the intersection of business and government. today's discussion on the fiscal cliff clearly meets that. we are honored to have such a thoughtful panel. senator mark warner, senator bob corker, congressman chris van hollen, governor tim pawlenty, who is currently president and ceo of the financial services roundtable. moderating our discussion today is al hunt. we always love having al over here. he really put bloomberg on the map here in d.c. yesterday it was his birthday -- happy birthday, al. [applause] i'm going to turn things over to congressman tom davis -- this is a man who really ne
thank you for joining us today, and thank you to deloitte for partnering with us in this event. when we launched bloomberg government just about two years ago, we had the aspiration of creating a one-stop shop, with data, tools, news, and analysis to help government affairs and government sales professionals make better and faster decisions. we went a long way toward achieving that aspiration. a big part of it is conversations on the important issues that face our nation today, particularly at...
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with us here in the gallery today. to their strength and sacrifices have been indispensablevice to y public service.great numb o i amf also very much indebted td a great number of talented andee loyal friends who have served with me in the senate, including, by my count, more of than 300 senators, hundreds of, personal and committee staff members, and more than a thousand students in turns.f in my experience it is difficulo to conceive of am better platfos than which to devote oneself toh public service and the searchtio for solutions, the national and international problems.ounders's at its best this said is one of the founders most important been creations.itical a great deal has been written recently about political discord in the united states. with some commentators judging that partisanship high. having seen quite a few periods in the congress when political struggles were portrayed in this way, i hesitate to describe our current state as the most partisan ever, but i do believe that as an institution, we have no
with us here in the gallery today. to their strength and sacrifices have been indispensablevice to y public service.great numb o i amf also very much indebted td a great number of talented andee loyal friends who have served with me in the senate, including, by my count, more of than 300 senators, hundreds of, personal and committee staff members, and more than a thousand students in turns.f in my experience it is difficulo to conceive of am better platfos than which to devote oneself toh...
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let this be a reminder that you are connected to us in relationship with us, standing with us at all times. all this we ask in your name, amen. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> the christmas trees were lit in washington, d.c., this week. a tradition that began with president calvin coolidge and house speaker john boehner joined the lighting of the capitol christmas treat. this year's christmas tree is from the colorado river white forest. we will show both of those ceremonies right here on c-span. up next, the transportation secretary on the high-speed rail program. more than $10 billion has been appropriated to provide greater access to high-speed rail. this hearing to examine the management of the program, our second panel, former member of this panel, distinguished secretary of transportation who we have had a chance to work with. we appreciate his being here and on the anniversary of his birth. welcome. you are recognized. >> let me begin by congratulating you. a job well done. when i came here wit
let this be a reminder that you are connected to us in relationship with us, standing with us at all times. all this we ask in your name, amen. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> the christmas trees were lit in washington, d.c., this week. a tradition that began with president calvin coolidge and house speaker john boehner joined the lighting of the capitol christmas treat. this year's christmas tree is from...
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tweet using #cnnnye hour on our facebook page. anderson and kathy are gearing up for their big night. here's a preview. >> we're going to break it down this year. >> yeah. >> and this year the mask is coming off. >> the what is? >> the mask. >> what mask? >> the secrets that you have been keeping. i don't mean the obvious one that i'm bored with. i mean the darker secrets. this year you are in my baby bjorn sobbing and that's my 10/20. >> i like that image of me in a baby bjorn sobbing. >> i'm getting one and you will be clutching me like the clone monkeys where they are holding each other for safety. >> we tried to get the monkey from ikea because i'm obsessed with that monkey. >> you're obsessed with a monkey from ikea? >> you must have seen the monkey that got loose in the shearling coat. >> that is the big booking for the show, the monkey that got loose from ikea? >> that is just a taste of what you're going to get. this is their sixth year together. new year's eve live with anderson cooper and kathy griffin starts at 10:00 p.
tweet using #cnnnye hour on our facebook page. anderson and kathy are gearing up for their big night. here's a preview. >> we're going to break it down this year. >> yeah. >> and this year the mask is coming off. >> the what is? >> the mask. >> what mask? >> the secrets that you have been keeping. i don't mean the obvious one that i'm bored with. i mean the darker secrets. this year you are in my baby bjorn sobbing and that's my 10/20. >> i like...
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those of the dollars that matter to us. the only thing i will ask is, there is always a bureaucracy that has to implement the plans, the progress, the process. can you tell me, secretary lahood, how has the california high speed rail authority been in working with your department? had it been open, responsive? is this a good agency as we move forward to build this project? let stand richard is an extraordinarily gifted chairman -- >> dan richard is an extraordinarily gifted chairman. he's knowledgeable about how to get things done in california. appointees ares very dedicated people. i had been impressed with the board. jeff morales is also a gifted individual and committed to doing this the right way and working with all the stakeholders in california. i think the right people are really in place right now. i would not have said that a couple years ago. i will tell you this, on a trip i made to california, i spent three days along the corridor. primarily in fresno but the central debt -- central valley. i was stunned at th
those of the dollars that matter to us. the only thing i will ask is, there is always a bureaucracy that has to implement the plans, the progress, the process. can you tell me, secretary lahood, how has the california high speed rail authority been in working with your department? had it been open, responsive? is this a good agency as we move forward to build this project? let stand richard is an extraordinarily gifted chairman -- >> dan richard is an extraordinarily gifted chairman. he's...
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. >> let us bow our heads in prayer. let us pray. gracious god who has blessed us with this good land for our heritage, we pray that we may always prove ourselves to be a people mindful of your favor and glad to do your will. we pray that you will save us from violence, discord and confusion, from pride, arrogance and fear of each other, defend our liberties and fashion into one nite people the multitudes brought here out of many nations and languages. we pray that you will shower with your life giving spirit those to whom we have entrusted the authority of our government, that there may be justice and peace at home and that we may be a plessing to all the nations of the world. in the time of pross terty, fill our parties with thankfulness and in the day of trouble let us not lose our trust in you. let this national tree be a reminder that in some inexplicable way you are standing with us at all times. all this we ask in your most holy name, amen. >> good evening. on behalf of the national park foundation and national park service it
. >> let us bow our heads in prayer. let us pray. gracious god who has blessed us with this good land for our heritage, we pray that we may always prove ourselves to be a people mindful of your favor and glad to do your will. we pray that you will save us from violence, discord and confusion, from pride, arrogance and fear of each other, defend our liberties and fashion into one nite people the multitudes brought here out of many nations and languages. we pray that you will shower with...
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luis leon. >> let us about our heads in prayer. let us pray. gracious god, let us revisit this good plan for our heritage. we humbly pray we will always allowed to do your will. we pray that you will save us from violence, discord, and confusion, from pride, arrogance and fear of each other. to send our liberties and fashioned into one united people the multitude. we pray that he will shower with your life giving spirit those with whom we trust the authority of our government. that we may be a blessing to all the nations of the world. in a time of prosperity, fill our thoughts with thankfulness, and let us not lose our trust in you. let this national tree be a reminder that in some inexplicable way you are standing next to us at all times. all this we ask in your most holy name, amen. >> good evening. i have asked the national park foundation and the national park service. it is a privilege to participate in the national christmas tree lighting. 90 years ago, the scrams tradition -- this grand tradition began. through the years, the tradition h
luis leon. >> let us about our heads in prayer. let us pray. gracious god, let us revisit this good plan for our heritage. we humbly pray we will always allowed to do your will. we pray that you will save us from violence, discord, and confusion, from pride, arrogance and fear of each other. to send our liberties and fashioned into one united people the multitude. we pray that he will shower with your life giving spirit those with whom we trust the authority of our government. that we may...
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library the song used to say. first quarter, flacco scores what they call a one yard touchdown officially. second quarter, ray rice following this reception from flacc o, 27-yards down south. touchdown, makes it 23-7. add another four field goals in the last quarter alone. the rookie justin tucker. for no flacc o, 209-yards passing. eli had only 150. winning back-to-back division titles, a team first, by the way, defending somebody champs, 8-7, still clinging to playoff hopes >> let's go to the ravens locker room. >> huge to get it this way after what we have been going through. we have been fighting. this season, it's a journey. we still have a game left. it's really special, how far we take each other, we'll find out. that remains to be seen, but, this is sure a great group of guys to be around every day and for them to earn a championship like this means a lot. >>> in an earlier game, pittsburgh, hall-of-famer, franco harris on the left -- 24 seconds, left in the game, tied at 10 apiece. ben roethlisberger thro
library the song used to say. first quarter, flacco scores what they call a one yard touchdown officially. second quarter, ray rice following this reception from flacc o, 27-yards down south. touchdown, makes it 23-7. add another four field goals in the last quarter alone. the rookie justin tucker. for no flacc o, 209-yards passing. eli had only 150. winning back-to-back division titles, a team first, by the way, defending somebody champs, 8-7, still clinging to playoff hopes >> let's go...
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the 7-day forecast taking us into the new year. a slight chance for a shower on new year's eve and new year's day. it does not look like a big deal. another chance on thursday. things will be quiet and cold going into the weekend. >> it had its moments. it was an interesting chance to watch the backups play the game. we saw some do some very good things. we will check on that and hear about the next opponent in the playoffs. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. >> this is 11 sports. >> john harbaugh said the job was to win the game on sunday. that may have been true but not at the expense of restin
the 7-day forecast taking us into the new year. a slight chance for a shower on new year's eve and new year's day. it does not look like a big deal. another chance on thursday. things will be quiet and cold going into the weekend. >> it had its moments. it was an interesting chance to watch the backups play the game. we saw some do some very good things. we will check on that and hear about the next opponent in the playoffs. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie...
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the wealthiest among us can help us reduce the debt by paying more. it is encouraging to see republican members of the house and the senate speak out on the need or a deficit approach that includes raising taxes on wealthy individuals and to moving right away to ensure that 98% of families do not face a tax increase. we need to look at history. what we saw in the 1990s and 2000s, there was no relationship between lower marginal tax rates for the wealthiest among us an economic growth. first during the clinton administration, the top marginal tax rate was raised on the wealthiest individuals and the economy grew at its fastest rate in a generation. it added more than 22 million jobs. during the following eight years, the top marginal rate dax tax rate was lower, but economy never regained its strength from the reviews decade. middle-class families are vulnerable when the recession began at the end of 2007. i hope this hearing is helpful not just in this hearing, but across this country to people who are watching and waiting for congress to act. i will
the wealthiest among us can help us reduce the debt by paying more. it is encouraging to see republican members of the house and the senate speak out on the need or a deficit approach that includes raising taxes on wealthy individuals and to moving right away to ensure that 98% of families do not face a tax increase. we need to look at history. what we saw in the 1990s and 2000s, there was no relationship between lower marginal tax rates for the wealthiest among us an economic growth. first...
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no accumulations for us. maybe some snowflakes. 30% chance you will notice the clouds more than anything else. the earnings will clear out. a decent start to the new year. today, expecting increasing clouds, high temperature between 42 and 46. maybe a sprinkle or snow flurries this evening. cloudy and quiet tonight, upper 30's at midnight. we will drop into the low to mid 30's by tomorrow morning. there's a 40% chance of a wintry mix for your new year's day. then a little colder than average to end the week, but we have sunshine to go along with it. a much calmer weather pattern once we get through tomorrow. >> a little brisk, that's all. >> could be a lot worse. >> thank you. coming up, a look at some apps to captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> 7 is on your side with some new smartphone apps to keep you on track of your new year's resolutions. one keeps you in touch with local doctors to answering all questions. if you are looking to get organized, there is an address book th
no accumulations for us. maybe some snowflakes. 30% chance you will notice the clouds more than anything else. the earnings will clear out. a decent start to the new year. today, expecting increasing clouds, high temperature between 42 and 46. maybe a sprinkle or snow flurries this evening. cloudy and quiet tonight, upper 30's at midnight. we will drop into the low to mid 30's by tomorrow morning. there's a 40% chance of a wintry mix for your new year's day. then a little colder than average to...
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>> don't forget to e-mail us your answer to the water cooler question of the day -- what are you looking forward to in 2013? >> a look at last night winning maryland lottery numbers. >> traffic and weather together -- >> it is not bad out there. we have lighter volume until wednesday. we have one accident on eastbound white marsh boulevard at eastern ave. west from 26/liberty road has some downed wires on plugging the right lane. -- blocking the right lane. we are at 65 miles an hour on i- 70. the harrisburg expressways checking in at 65 miles per hour at mount carmel. we are not seeing any cars and southbound traffic looks good. >> temperatures are a little chilly to start the day north and west of the city. 20's into westminster. 30 degrees at b w i marshall. it is the low 30's across the eastern shore. it feels better than yesterday because of less wind today. we should below 40's today and the mountains will be colder with a slight chance of snow flurries. we could even see some rain and snow tomorrow but nothing major. >> good morning, the playoffs are set and the baltimore ravens l
>> don't forget to e-mail us your answer to the water cooler question of the day -- what are you looking forward to in 2013? >> a look at last night winning maryland lottery numbers. >> traffic and weather together -- >> it is not bad out there. we have lighter volume until wednesday. we have one accident on eastbound white marsh boulevard at eastern ave. west from 26/liberty road has some downed wires on plugging the right lane. -- blocking the right lane. we are at 65...
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give us a call this morning. you can also catch up with us on all of your favorite social media websites. a very good morning to you. i want to begin with the question of compromise or sticking to principle. this is a question a gallup organization asked in a recent poll. it found 62% of americans would like to see the federal government leaders compromise on an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff budget measures set to go into effect next month. more than twice the 25% who want leaders to stick to their principles. a majority of all party groups favor compromise. here is the breakdown from the gallup organization. 71% of democrats say they want a compromise bursa's 21% who say the party should stick to their principles. among republicans 55% one compromise. 35% say stick to your principles. the gallup poll also found americans are more optimistic and pessimistic that an agreement will be reached before the deadline. 58% say it is a very or somewhat likely leaders will find a solution. 39% say it is not likely. d
give us a call this morning. you can also catch up with us on all of your favorite social media websites. a very good morning to you. i want to begin with the question of compromise or sticking to principle. this is a question a gallup organization asked in a recent poll. it found 62% of americans would like to see the federal government leaders compromise on an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff budget measures set to go into effect next month. more than twice the 25% who want leaders to...
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all of us have ideas. some of us of her revenue ideas. clearly, we all agree on this. >> would you support turning off or delaying the sequester? >> i think that we would come together on additional downpayments. a lot of members would like to see us do something that would be a short-term alternative at minimum. on sequestration, we go back to the farm bill with savings. >> do you have anything to do with agriculture? >> i don't. but it is the truth. frankly, we came together so i know that tough decisions can get done. there is a way to take the farm bill savings and a couple other things, put it together to create a down payment. >> [inaudible] >> if we have a joint agreement on policy, i believe they will take out policy along with the cuts that we propose. >> republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell also talked about the so-called fiscal cliff on the floor of the senate. >> it was widely assumed among republicans that president obama and democrats back toward to avoid it. that was the common goal, or so we thought. over the
all of us have ideas. some of us of her revenue ideas. clearly, we all agree on this. >> would you support turning off or delaying the sequester? >> i think that we would come together on additional downpayments. a lot of members would like to see us do something that would be a short-term alternative at minimum. on sequestration, we go back to the farm bill with savings. >> do you have anything to do with agriculture? >> i don't. but it is the truth. frankly, we came...
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let us check it out to. moderate rainfall along the embarcadero. as we move down the towards half moon bay and we will continue to see moderate rainfall. stretching towards cemetery at this hour and over the east bay. some lighter rainfall over oakland and heavier towards piedmont. stretching towards -- san mateo. >> jacqueline: we can see that it is pushing and a stretching towards the coast. it will continue to press through, overnight. this system is pressing cells with the dry conditions in the wake of this storm. instead of the patchy activity that we have been dealing with. 4 is really showing that the futurecast is really accurate. towards 1:00 a.m., south of the golden gate but rainfall to the north. it will continue with wrap around showers. antic will start to taper off by 6:00 a.m. and it will start to taper off with a decrease seeing clouds at colder temperatures on sunday morning. light rainfall with right now, it is getting cold because we are surrounded by cold air. profit our local snow levels of 3,000 ft. even possibly lower. we co
let us check it out to. moderate rainfall along the embarcadero. as we move down the towards half moon bay and we will continue to see moderate rainfall. stretching towards cemetery at this hour and over the east bay. some lighter rainfall over oakland and heavier towards piedmont. stretching towards -- san mateo. >> jacqueline: we can see that it is pushing and a stretching towards the coast. it will continue to press through, overnight. this system is pressing cells with the dry...
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average. >> using the -- many of the other programs are moving in to use the acs. you could check in a cpdg, how they are splicing it in. >> may be a very simple question. i am not a social scientist. but on taxpayer equity, i am confused by the title. your slides are helpful in explaining how they work but i am a little turned around by the juxtaposition of taxpayer and equity because it seems light -- we are just reading about, confused by the fact that states that have not had higher levels of state level funds and older americans act programs and services will then get fewer federal dollars -- wondering if any thinking was going into the fact that act -- the act was to leverage additional dollars. state and localities were encouraged to continue to contribute so it was not reliant just upon federal government -- dollars. not grasping not so much what you did the why you title the that? >> anyone when to jump in? >> taxpayer equity is one of the generally accepted equity standards. we did not create the title. it is kind of the term for the standard. essentially
average. >> using the -- many of the other programs are moving in to use the acs. you could check in a cpdg, how they are splicing it in. >> may be a very simple question. i am not a social scientist. but on taxpayer equity, i am confused by the title. your slides are helpful in explaining how they work but i am a little turned around by the juxtaposition of taxpayer and equity because it seems light -- we are just reading about, confused by the fact that states that have not had...
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coler north to the west of us. -- cooler north and the west of us. the colder air in upper michigan the teens, new york city at 34 degrees. about a 10-degree difference compared to two under miles away. this is the storm system we are watching. it will track to the north and east in the overnight. cloud will arrive at with the cloud we will see snow showers develop. then eventually mixing in with a little freezing rain and rain. doppler radar will show temperatures, pretty consistent with this time of year holding in the 30's to the lower 40 piece. tomorrow afternoon notice d.c. is green which means mainly rain. do not have to add to far to the north and west, where we have the winter weather advisories. set to go into effect 3:00 tomorrow morning and all day long and it could be upwards 2- 4 inches of snow. the heaviest snow band well to the north and west of us. heading over to d.c., grassy areas possibly 1-2 inches. southern maryland and mainly a rain event. all of this will be out of here by late tomorrow night and by sunday looks like a pretty d
coler north to the west of us. -- cooler north and the west of us. the colder air in upper michigan the teens, new york city at 34 degrees. about a 10-degree difference compared to two under miles away. this is the storm system we are watching. it will track to the north and east in the overnight. cloud will arrive at with the cloud we will see snow showers develop. then eventually mixing in with a little freezing rain and rain. doppler radar will show temperatures, pretty consistent with this...
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the wealthiest among us can help us reduce the debt by paying more. it is encouraging to see republican members of the house and the senate speak out on the need or a deficit approach that includes raising taxes on wealthy individuals and to moving right away to ensure that 98% of families do not face a tax increase. we need to look at history. what we saw in the 1990s and 2000s, there was no relationship between lower marginal tax rates for the wealthiest among us an economic growth. first during the clinton administration, the top marginal tax rate was raised on the wealthiest individuals and the economy grew at its fastest rate in a generation. it added more than 22 million jobs. during the following eight years, the top marginal rate dax tax rate was lower, but economy never regained its strength from the reviews decade. middle-class families are vulnerable when the recession began at the end of 2007. i hope this hearing is helpful not just in this hearing, but across this country to people who are watching and waiting for congress to act. i will
the wealthiest among us can help us reduce the debt by paying more. it is encouraging to see republican members of the house and the senate speak out on the need or a deficit approach that includes raising taxes on wealthy individuals and to moving right away to ensure that 98% of families do not face a tax increase. we need to look at history. what we saw in the 1990s and 2000s, there was no relationship between lower marginal tax rates for the wealthiest among us an economic growth. first...
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the american people expect us to do it better. and as i leave i challenge the leadership on both sides of the aisle to make the process more open and transparent. i challenge members to work with each other in a more open and honest manner. and i challenge the president and the congressional leadership to also work together immediately to address the concerns and needs of our country, because after all, we are americans first and our country deserves better. in closing you see my staff here. many of them who were here from the beginning. they came from applicants over 4,000 for a very select few jobs. i want to thank vanessa centers my chief of staff and each and every one of the staff for the amazing work that they have done in really interesting times to come here as the 41st or the 60th senator and have the media scrutiny and all the commentary from every special interest group around the country in the middle of a senate that was gridlocked, and to come here and have an opportunity to make a difference and do it well without m
the american people expect us to do it better. and as i leave i challenge the leadership on both sides of the aisle to make the process more open and transparent. i challenge members to work with each other in a more open and honest manner. and i challenge the president and the congressional leadership to also work together immediately to address the concerns and needs of our country, because after all, we are americans first and our country deserves better. in closing you see my staff here....
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if you feel comfortable talking to us, feel free to call us here, we'll help you out. >> there is something more festive. >> right. new years is on the way. there is a taste test. >> we're ready for that. and looking for a festive champagne can fill the bill. consumer reports just looked at sparkling wines with, and without the french pedigree to see if you can indull wealth out splurging at the register. >> whit comes to sparkling wines, turns out there is cause for celebration. wine experts at consumer reports tested 11 sparkling wines costing from $5 to 37s oodz if you want to find a good sparkling wine there are plenty of choices. >> consumer reports says that when it comes to sparkling wines a higher price doesn't necessarily mean higher quality. four wines tested including this $30 bottle of french champagne weren't good enough to make consumer reports initial cut. >> they were okay but had off notes. so we concentrated on better wines in test. >> after swirling, sniffing, and sipping, three were named consumer reports best buys. among them, this california vitner. smooth with hints o
if you feel comfortable talking to us, feel free to call us here, we'll help you out. >> there is something more festive. >> right. new years is on the way. there is a taste test. >> we're ready for that. and looking for a festive champagne can fill the bill. consumer reports just looked at sparkling wines with, and without the french pedigree to see if you can indull wealth out splurging at the register. >> whit comes to sparkling wines, turns out there is cause for...
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the tactic used that got him in trouble. >> more than a restaurant. it's a landmark. it's an institution. >> the final meal. the well known waterfront restaurant that closed today and what it means for its neighbors. >> you can get tktvu news to go on your cell phone. click on the live icon and watch all our newscasts live. be connected any time anywhere. >>> i'm still tracking some downpours and thunderstorms right now on live storm tracker 2 radar. have been watching an increase in the rainfall coverage. intensity toward the santa cruz mountains. precip right around over 3 inches of rain an hour. that's just at this instant. that just gives you an idea of how much rainfall they're picking up. down to the south bay, san jose. still moderate to heavy downpours. some of the roadways impacted. we'll continue to move the maps around and shift them to the north. tracking more activity as we zoom in in parts of the east bay out towards parts of berkeley. these do indicate moderate downpours. could have heavier downpours the yellows and these darker shades of green. we'll c
the tactic used that got him in trouble. >> more than a restaurant. it's a landmark. it's an institution. >> the final meal. the well known waterfront restaurant that closed today and what it means for its neighbors. >> you can get tktvu news to go on your cell phone. click on the live icon and watch all our newscasts live. be connected any time anywhere. >>> i'm still tracking some downpours and thunderstorms right now on live storm tracker 2 radar. have been...
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us an e-mail. we begin with some of the papers across the country today and how this latest proposal from house republicans is playing out in the papers. courtesy of "the atlantic journal-constitution" -- here is "the denver post" -- finally, here is "of the arizona republic" -- here is "the washington post" on what is inside this deal -- we want to get your take on this. what do you think? ted in new york, a democratic caller. what do you think? caller: good morning. i do not think it goes far enough. i think it was greenspan that i heard last week said in a discussion panel that a recession as a result of going over the fiscal slope would be a small price to pay to pay back all the bills, the $16 trillion, that this country owes. so, i don't think -- i would like to see with all the talk that we hear from the republican side about their interest in getting down this that the set and debt, you would think that and across the board cut of 10% that forces and i believe even that taxes should go up o
us an e-mail. we begin with some of the papers across the country today and how this latest proposal from house republicans is playing out in the papers. courtesy of "the atlantic journal-constitution" -- here is "the denver post" -- finally, here is "of the arizona republic" -- here is "the washington post" on what is inside this deal -- we want to get your take on this. what do you think? ted in new york, a democratic caller. what do you think? caller:...
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also, send us a tweet or a facebook post, or send us an e- mail. here's what the president said yesterday in michigan. [video clip] >> these right to work law don't have to do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. what they are really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. [cheers and applause] you only have to look to michigan, where workers were instrumental in reviving the auto industry and to see how unions have helped to build not just a straw upper-middle-class but a stronger america -- stronger middle-class but a stronger america. people and should be focused on the same pink. they should be working to make sure companies like this manufacturer is able to make more great products. that's what they should be focused on. host: distorts free press, courtesy of the newseum in washington, as this headline -- some schools are closed in the state so teachers can also protests that block today. here is the detroit news. there headline -- michigan pro-union people are protesting this law. the republican-led
also, send us a tweet or a facebook post, or send us an e- mail. here's what the president said yesterday in michigan. [video clip] >> these right to work law don't have to do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. what they are really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. [cheers and applause] you only have to look to michigan, where workers were instrumental in reviving the auto industry and to see how unions have helped to build not just a...
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>> it reminds us of the challenges of it. at the end of the day, afghanistan is important and important for multiple reasons. you don't want to create a safe haven in afghanistan for people to be able to come back and reconstitute the taliban. but it's also about pakistan. to an unstable afghanistan where elements are organized is a danger to pakistan and its nuclear capability and they are concerned about that as well. the raid against bin laden couldn't have happened. the future matters in terms of regional stability. i'm cautious about the way we disengage, if we do so in a counterproductive way it will be a setback. all the treasure that has been spent will be for naut. >> what do you think of president obama? >> i have spoken to him for a few times and gracious to call me when my daughter was injured a few weeks ago as did the vice president. >> your 12-year-old daughter, how is she doing? >> doing great and no lasting effects. i have deep admiration for the way he has been able to balance the hardest job in the world, h
>> it reminds us of the challenges of it. at the end of the day, afghanistan is important and important for multiple reasons. you don't want to create a safe haven in afghanistan for people to be able to come back and reconstitute the taliban. but it's also about pakistan. to an unstable afghanistan where elements are organized is a danger to pakistan and its nuclear capability and they are concerned about that as well. the raid against bin laden couldn't have happened. the future matters...
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there were 18 of us. six representing the president, six representing the senate, six representing the house. five of the six representatives of the present voted for the recommendations. five of the six representatives voted for the recommendations. five of the six representing the house voted against them. r's.d's and it kind of tells the story. >> what does it tell? >> the house is voted on -- far more reluctant to make them popular kinds of decisions than the white house or the u.s. senate. >> does that suggest there should be a constitutional change? does the institutions to work for society the way the founders intended? >> i believe it would be good to extend terms to four years. that would give them a greater ability to do things that are not immediately popular and we are borrowing 31 cents of every dollar we spend. to get this back on track, require some decisions that are not popular by definition. if you are cutting programs and raising revenue, you are upsetting people. you are doing things t
there were 18 of us. six representing the president, six representing the senate, six representing the house. five of the six representatives of the present voted for the recommendations. five of the six representatives voted for the recommendations. five of the six representing the house voted against them. r's.d's and it kind of tells the story. >> what does it tell? >> the house is voted on -- far more reluctant to make them popular kinds of decisions than the white house or the...
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caller: it affects all of us. if you go back to the 16th amendment and eliminate every withholding and deduction, the tax base would be so huge that some of us believe a single digit flat tax would generate enough revenue to pay the current budget and pay off this edebt. heidi: i'm sorry, i hit the butttop too early but we got the point. guest: it's bredening the tax rate. that's known as tax reform, and republicans want to do that they want to use this as leverage to do tax reform next yearing republicans want to to that to improve their brand, because they're the tax cutting brand and they want to be known as the tax reform party. so keep watching, maybe something will happen, though it's hard to get rid of any credit or deduction because there are a lot of powerful interests mind it and a lot of them like the mortgage interest deduction. host: there's been talk at one point, like in 2011, about a grand scheme and big plan. again, december 6, today? guest: still talking about it. host: with some seriousness? gue
caller: it affects all of us. if you go back to the 16th amendment and eliminate every withholding and deduction, the tax base would be so huge that some of us believe a single digit flat tax would generate enough revenue to pay the current budget and pay off this edebt. heidi: i'm sorry, i hit the butttop too early but we got the point. guest: it's bredening the tax rate. that's known as tax reform, and republicans want to do that they want to use this as leverage to do tax reform next yearing...
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it's a reuseable rocket. >> oh, my goodness. >> you know who could tell us what this could be used for? >> yeah, i think i do, our little grasshopper. >> our space buddy. >> our space buddy. >> zack. hey there, space buddy. so tell us about this sucker, the spacex grasshopper. >> it's vertical takeoff, vertical landing so it can take off vertically and also land vertically. you've seen it before actually on the lunar module. >> so will they use this rocket to launch shuttles and then they would use it over and over again? >> basically yes. this is the rocket tank for a larger rocket called the spacex falcon 9 but this is just a test to see if it will work. >> how high up did this go? >> it went 40 meters up which is really cool. they have been doing tests at much shorter distances but this is the first time that it's gone higher than its own height. >> because eventually it's going to need to go much higher than 40 meters. >> exactly. they're planning on doing tests where it will go much higher and much faster, up to supersonic speed. >>> let's take a trip to a grocery store in hooper
it's a reuseable rocket. >> oh, my goodness. >> you know who could tell us what this could be used for? >> yeah, i think i do, our little grasshopper. >> our space buddy. >> our space buddy. >> zack. hey there, space buddy. so tell us about this sucker, the spacex grasshopper. >> it's vertical takeoff, vertical landing so it can take off vertically and also land vertically. you've seen it before actually on the lunar module. >> so will they use...
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shame on us. we have collectively made a series of decisions here -- again, i opposed going into iraq. i thought it was a profound mistake going into the country. they had nothing to do with the attack on the united states on 9/11. but there was an amazing amount of confusion in the country. people actually believe that iraq was somehow behind 9/11. it was not iraq. it was al qaeda. al qaeda operating after -- out of afghanistan. and saddam hussein, as evil as he was, -- and not so don hossein -- saddam hussein, as evil as he was, operating out of iraq. >> i want to switch topics. you have also been a big to champion of energy and energy policy in the past decade. the discovery of natural gas has changed the economy. your concern has been america's energy independence. where do you think this new discovery of this resource will lead us in the next decade? >> eid is incredibly positive for the u.s. already we have gone from 60% energy dependent down to 40% and there is news that we could be even mo
shame on us. we have collectively made a series of decisions here -- again, i opposed going into iraq. i thought it was a profound mistake going into the country. they had nothing to do with the attack on the united states on 9/11. but there was an amazing amount of confusion in the country. people actually believe that iraq was somehow behind 9/11. it was not iraq. it was al qaeda. al qaeda operating after -- out of afghanistan. and saddam hussein, as evil as he was, -- and not so don hossein...
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a lot of us voted against it. all of us voted against it. we've got -- we understand that plan will have no traction. i thank the gentleman for his work. there is no sequester plan. there was no sequestered plan for plan b period if i could quickly go back -- plantae. -- plan b peri. it cut by 27%, doctors there it 50 million americans will have their health care in jeopardy. my comment as i close, it is in because we have americans who are looking to us back to work with the president's, to work with the speaker, and to find a way to be able to answer the question. i yield back. >> i reserve the balance of my time. >> it has been said here before the bill mysteriously appeared last night and pass the house in a bipartisan way. it was bipartisan opposition. no democrat voted for it and 16 republicans voted no. >> recognized for one minute. >> i rise in opposition to this rule. in the dead of night, five days before christmas, house republicans released legislation they are rushing to the floor to gut funding for health care, food assistance,
a lot of us voted against it. all of us voted against it. we've got -- we understand that plan will have no traction. i thank the gentleman for his work. there is no sequester plan. there was no sequestered plan for plan b period if i could quickly go back -- plantae. -- plan b peri. it cut by 27%, doctors there it 50 million americans will have their health care in jeopardy. my comment as i close, it is in because we have americans who are looking to us back to work with the president's, to...
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save us from ourselves or help us save us from ourselves. it didn't work. they have about a week to go. i suspect they will kick the can down the road. a short-term way to get is passed the immediate collapse of what is stalling certain cuts. maybe unemployment benefits, that kind of thing. i think there will give a short- term answer. host: a lot of headlines are about the republicans and their caucus. what about democrats? are they at fault as well? "we do not want medicare to be touched." the democrats see have put their feet down and said, "we will not do anything." the republican party is divided. i have not seen of this divided since the 1960's. barry goldwater did not win more than half a dozen states. jimmy carter came in after watergate. one reagan brought them together. we have not have that kind of unity cents. there was the george mcgovern to buckle and with walter mondale -- the debacle with walter mondale. bill clinton against newt gingrich. they went to two government shutdowns. the polls blame the republicans. host: president obama job appro
save us from ourselves or help us save us from ourselves. it didn't work. they have about a week to go. i suspect they will kick the can down the road. a short-term way to get is passed the immediate collapse of what is stalling certain cuts. maybe unemployment benefits, that kind of thing. i think there will give a short- term answer. host: a lot of headlines are about the republicans and their caucus. what about democrats? are they at fault as well? "we do not want medicare to be...
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you for joining us. caller: in the rebel movement in syria, i was wondering what elements there are. a democratic, left, it is there anyone that we can actually root for? do they have a name? that's about it, really. guest: we are rooting for the syrian people. for democratice and free it syria. there are a number of civilian organizations and there are still non-violent protests taking place in syria to seek exactly that. in terms of the armed groups, that's a very difficult point. as patrick pointed out, they range from conservative islamists to jihadists. it is tough in that sea of rebel groups to find a moderate that the u.s. can support. however, the u.s. has found some armed groups that are, again, more moderate in their pronouncements and those may be the ones we ultimately are working with. host: you mentioned mustard gas. here is another comment from our viewer. guest: this is a very important question and there is credibility issues and skepticism given what happens with the weapons of mass des
you for joining us. caller: in the rebel movement in syria, i was wondering what elements there are. a democratic, left, it is there anyone that we can actually root for? do they have a name? that's about it, really. guest: we are rooting for the syrian people. for democratice and free it syria. there are a number of civilian organizations and there are still non-violent protests taking place in syria to seek exactly that. in terms of the armed groups, that's a very difficult point. as patrick...